McReilly's is closed, as of Friday which is sadManducatis' Rustica store/cafe is opening very soon and will serve gelato, I tried it on the 4th of July and it was excellent, definitely the best ice-cream place in the area.Shi is open now for takeout and the restaurant will open soon. Judging from the takeout it will easily be far better than any other Chinese place in the area.

Rustica is on Vernon, east side of the street between 47th ave and 46th road. Shi is in the older Rockrose building next to Blue Streak wine, on Center Blvd.

Oh, also it's no longer "The Creek and the Cave" its just "The Creek". And they've opened Sweet Leaf tea + coffee around the corner which looks quite promising. Still no word on when Ihawan is opening though, I thought they were ready to go about the same time as BANY but nothing happened.

Oh, also for Ice Cream, the Brooklyn Ice Cream factory is a short walk over the Pulaski bridge and it is far better than any other options in LIC right now.